The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-07

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Schlener, Minneapolis; T.. q. captain gen.
eral, {. \. Hubbard, Lake City; +. 6. pre-
late, Philo b. Hubbell, "inona; f. q. SEN
ior warden, Charles l.. Spading, Brainerd
f.. }. junior warden, ID. b. Smith, Austin;
+. G.. treasurer John &. Mcfarland; j..
q. recorder A. +. {. Pierson, st. Paul; +.
q. standard bearer, &. Y. Ferguson, Roch-
ester; r. g. sword bearer. y. T.. Powell
Redwood Falls; f. G.. warden, c. $. Allen
Duluth.
At the late reunion Of the First Regiment
OF veterans at saltwater, on the walls was
IL long series of placards as induces o the
various engagements OF the old First, viz:
Buli Run, July 81. 1861 second Bull Run,
Aug. 10, 1861; Yorktown. May 7, 1862;
West Point. hay 3, 1862; Edwards Ferry,
Oct. %, 1861; Peach Orchard June 20,
1862; Savage Staeion, June %, 1862; Fair
Oaks, June |, 1862; Nelson's Farm, Iuhp
30, 1852; Malvern Hill, July !. 1862;
Glendale, June 30, 1862. Vienna, Sept. 2,
1862 first and SECOND Fredericksburg,
Dec. IL lNG2 and May 4. 1853, Antietum,
Sept II, 1867; Mine Hum Nov. 81, 1863
uettyshurg July and 3, leG3; Brston's
Station, Oct. 3, SOB. Officers for the en-
suing year were chosen as follows: Presi
dent Judge Lochrdn; vice president, +. r
Perkins; treasurer, James CanrC n, secre-
tary, c. +. Hausdorf. Tho. next reunion
y.
country --s .uence at Lake Mnnetonka,
MIR, Treherne the British vivo consul at
ST Paul, has appointed Mr.. w. Somerviile
Royle ting vice consul during his ab.
sence
k6rgaard, cashier OF the State Bank OF
Minneapolis, has been officially recognize
"a by Secretary Bayard as the Portuguese
consul at that city.
At Winona, on the 24th, an early morn
ing blaze completely destroyed the Laird
Norton mill. the largest saw mill on the
Mississippi a contagration which involves
a direct loss OF 800, 600 and The throwing
of 300 men out OF employ mont The Laird
Norton cemnany was organized III the
tiities and the saw mill was built in 1893.
The company was incorporated IN 1888
with a capital OF 81, 900, 900. NJ. q. Nor
ton is president, J. l.. Norton, vice presi-
dent and VII Laird, secretary end treas
urer. They employ about 400 men, and
manufacture yearly average Of 30, OuO,-
600 feet OF lumber, g. 900, 900 lath and p
600, 900 shngle. They carry about 20
900, 900 feet OF lumber. They have iortY
wards in the Northwest, immense pine lands.
and are interested in the Winona lumber
mill, the North Wisconsin mill at Hay
ward Wis, and the Chippewa Lumber and
| Boom Company,
| In the band contest at Rochester, the
following prizes were awarded: First class
Red Wing, first, without competition. Sec
ond. class, Spring Valley, first; Cannon
Falls, second Marion, third. The total
cash prizes were 1920.
| Pensions have been issued to Minnese-
tians az follows: Originals: } acob Casa
man, Mazeppa; Daniel w. Hand St.Paul;
| Arson Hellger, Arlington: Charles {. Dixie,
White Bear Lake; John b. Luttonvelle,
| st. Paul; Edmund Rice, St. Paul; William
Shnnick, Clontarf Enneas :. Peat, Wheat
| land. Increase Caleb J. May, Cokato.
| Reissues: Francis w. Seeley, Lake City;
! William Payne, Browntown. Reissue and
increase: Quincy c. Warren, Grove Lake.
Charles H. Morton OF Ashland, Wis, has
! filed a complaint in the district court
against Q. 5. Hagerman OF St. Paul to en-
force the fulfIlment Of contract for tho
sale OF real estate, the amount involved
| being s, 600, Renaissance OF the Ashland
| boom.
Taylors Falls witnesses its annual log
! Jam, which is, however, less picturesque
than that OF 1886.
Myron Brown, general agent OF the New
York Life Insurance company, residing at
st. Paul, stepped into the wash room at
the Nicollet house, at Minneapolis. He
| appeared to be in perfect health at the
time, put AFTER washing IlIS manu- ne tul lIell
partially around and then fell heavily to
the floor. He was picked up and laid on
table. but when a physician arrived a
few moments later, life was extinct the
sudden death being attributed to heart
disease or apoplexy.
Minnesota again comes TO the front in
| the person OF j. NJ. Prendergast of Mime
apoiis, who graduated at Georgetown D,
{. college. President Cleveland and a
large crowd OF government officials were
present Mr.. Prendergast took the follow
ing a medal for poetry, a premium for
| English literature anu compositions be
second prize medal in mathematics, the
first medal in general chemistry the
Philodemic prize medal for an Grafton Oh
"Old and New Locksley Hall and a
special prize for passing an examination
on the entire 'Iliad.
at Minneapolis, K. L. Stillman turned
over to c. II. Chadburn, the Rochester
| Mimi capitalist and banker, the Still
man block, the building on Fourth between
Nicollet and Hennepin, now occupied by
| the Eostoflice This is probably as good
business property as there is in the city.
| The consideration was S210, coo. The
| building is a good one, story trout, but
| it cannot possibly be worth over 500,
900. Allowing that for the building, and
Mr.. Chadbourn paid over 81, GOO a front
| foot for his land.
Not to exceed 900 acres OF crops have
been damaged by grasshoppers around Per
ham,
In the district court at st. Peter in the
case of Twist VS.. Winona e st. Peter rail.
road. for damages TO Twists boy who was
hurt by turntable, the jury gave q yer,
dict for plaintiff OF $4,000.
w. III. Dixon, assistant general passenger
agent OF the Milwaukee, has issued n circu
lar stating that the Hotel st. Louis al
Minnetonka will be opened July under
the management OF +. L. Emerson, OF the
| Ryan, and that within 81 month the Mil
| yankee & st. Paul would have a line to the
! hotel.
A test suit is about to be brought al
Rochester, against A. W. Pingree. the mer
| chant of the smoked sturgeon which were
eaten in this vicinity with such unpleasant
results. The victims Numbered over one
| hundred, and few are still i'll with cramps
| and blood poisoning.
Rev. Mr.. Hay ward, preached his farewell
sermon in the Congregational church al
! Waterville Poor healli. was the reason
OF his resigna tion.
John, Wright, living IN Cottage Grove
| Washington county, was gored by a bull
and seriously, if not fatally, injured.
Congressman Edmund Rice OF st. Paul,
has been awarded II pension under the act
passed last winter for the benefit OF the
survivors of the Mexican war. 'Uncle
Ned" as he is affectionately known, was in
the war and "foated it" from Vera Crue2
to the city Of Mexico with the army OF Gen
Scott,
| The railroad commissioners are sending
out blanks for the annual reports of the
railroads in the state. They are to be fill
ed out and returned in September and will
be published III January.
Rev. James McGolrick, al the 1mmacu
late Conception church, Minneapolis re
ceived a telegram from Ireland, announc
| ing the death of his father.
Sumner Ladd has been appointed by
| Gov. McGill to take testimony in regard
to the charges made against Deputy
Boiler Inspector Gushing of Minneapolis.
The state teachers Institutes have clos
ed ioI the season, the next ones to be hello
IN September.
The fare for the round strip from st
Paul to st. Louis on the occasion OF the
| holding of tho national G. \. r., encamp